The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-10-06

tive woman Sorais, but II Is a sad blow 10
him, for he was really deeply attached 10 her.
hope, however, that he will In time make
suitable marriage, and get that unhappy bus
mess out Of his hsad. Nyleptha las one or
two young ladies in view, especially n daugh-
ter of Nasta's (who was Il wdower), Il very
fine imperial looking girl but with too much
of her fathers intriguing, and yet naughty,
spirit to suit my taste.
As for myself | should scarcely know
where TO begin IL set TO work TO describe
my doings, so | had best leave them uii.
described and content myself with saying
that ON the whole, | am getting on very
well IN my curious position OF king consort--
better indeed, than | had any right to ex-
pect. But, of course, il is not all plain sail
ing, and find the responsibilities very heavy.
Still hope TO be able TO do some good in my
time, and | intend TO devote myself TO two
great ends namely, 10 the consolidation OF
the various clans which together make up
the Zu-Vendi people under one strong cen
trial government, and TO the sapping of the
power of the priesthood. The first of these
reforms will; If IL can be carried out, put an
end TO the disastrous civil wars that have for
second besides removing a source of political
danger, will pave the road for the intro
duction of true religion in the place Of this
senseless Sun worship. | yet hope to see the
shadow of the cross of Christ lying on the
golden doU.e of the Flower temple; or, If ]
do not, that my SUCCESSORS may.
There is one more thing that intend TO de
vote myself to, and that is the total exclusion
of all foreigners frem Zu-Vendis Not, in
decd. that any more are ever likely tn Sst
here; but II they do, warn them fairly that
they will be shown the shortest way out OF
the country. I do not say this from any
sense of inhosptality, but because am con-
WINGED of the sacred duty that rests upon me
Of preserving to this, Oh the whole, upright
and generous hearted people the blessings OF
comparative barbarism. Where would all
my brave army be if some enterprising rascal
were to attack us with field guns and Martini
Henrysi / cannot see that gunpowder, tele-
graphs, steam, daily newspapers, universal
suffrage, etc have made mankind one whit
the happier than they used TO be, and ! am
certain that they have brought many evils in
their train. | have no fancy for handing
over this beautiful country to be torn and
fought for by spectators, tourists, politicians
and teachers, whose voice is as the voice of
Babel, just as those horrible creatures in the
valley of the underground river tore and
fought for the body of the swan; nor will /
endow u with the greed, drunkenness, new
diseases, gunpowder and general demoraliza-
ton which chiefly mark the progress of civil
izatio1 among unsophistcated peoples If in
due course it pleases Providence TO throw Zu
Ven1is open to the world that is another
matter; but of myself will not take the re-
sponsibility, and | may add that Good en-
tlrely approves of my decision, Farewell
December 10, ls-- HENRY CURTIS.
P. ST. quite forgot to say that about nina
months ago Nyleptha (who is very well, and,
in my eyes at any rate, more beautiful than
ever presented me with son and heir He
is regular curly haired, blue eyed young
Engishman in looks, and though he is des-
tined, II he lives, to inherit the throne of Zu-
Vendis, hope may be able to bring him up
to become what All English gentleman should
be, and generally is-which is to my mind
even prouder and finer thing than being
born heir apparent to the great house of the
Stairway, and, indeed, the highest rank that
a man can reach upon this earth. H. G.